CNN’s Cuomo: Ben Carson Is ‘Pandering to a Xenophobic Religious Minority’

CNN's Cuomo: Ben Carson is 'Pandering to a Xenophobic Religious Minority' (NewsBusters)

CNN's Chris Cuomo painted a cynical picture of Dr. Ben Carson on Monday's New Day, as the newscast covered Jake Tapper's interview of the Republican presidential candidate from Sunday. Cuomo contended that Carson's recent stance against Muslims becoming president of the United States was a calculated move towards a supposedly extreme part of the GOP: "The problem is the candidate...seems to be pandering to a xenophobic religious minority in this country that's anti-Islam."

Co-anchor Alisyn Camerota objected to her co-anchor's point: "I think that that was Ben Carson explaining how he truly feels. He doesn't seem to be pandering...Jake pressed him enough times that I think that's his authentic feeling." Cuomo replied, "I find it hard to believe that a man of Ben Carson's intelligence – and it is formidable intelligence – would paint any group or faith with the same brush. He's too smart to do that."